Pivotally mounted safety hook



pri E, 1947.

N.V L.. DAHLANDER 2,418,111

PIVOTALLY MOUNTED SAFETY HOOK Filed Feb. 7, 19.45

Patented Apr. 1 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PIV OTAL'LY MOUNTED SAFETY HOOK Fla.

.Application February 7, 1945, serial N6. 576,661

Claims.

This invention relates to safety hooks in gen-V eral and more especially to safety tackle hooks Asecured tothe ends of cables .and the like for engaging rings associated with cargo nets or the like Aforsupporting cargo when loading or unloading a vessel or the like, or for moving heavy articles on a construction job or in agmanuiacturing plant.

Among `the objects of the `present invenudn it is "aimed to provide an improved safety hook which jis`piv0'ally mounted .on 5a ypin and which is provided with meansfor maintaining the hook closed or in supporting positioneven when-the supporting pin issheared.

"maybe readily relieved from its gload when desired.

'These and other features, capabilities and ad- "vantages of the invention will appear from the subjoined detail description of one specic embodiment .thereof jillustrated in the ,accompanying drawingsin which Figure 1 is a sideelevationpartly insection of fa safety 'hook made according to the present invention in closed or cargo supportingpdsition.`

Fie, 2 is .a front .elevation ofthe safety hook" ori la Smaller scale 4than thatillustrated inligure '1.,

' Fig/3 is .a side elevationpartly.inpsection ofthe safety .hook shown in `open Positionandon the scale illustratedinFlg. 1.

`The safety hook constituting thepresem; i@

vention .consists essentially of a clevis I and a,

hook element 2. "The clevis I in the present instance has a-,cross `piece .3 at its upper end to receive the link 4 of a chain or to receive any lfother suitable-ringat theend of a cable or the From the cross piece 3 the-clevis has -two like. parallel armsarand .B withan intermediate transverselyjextending cross piece .ilA disposed belowthe I cressypiece 3 and connectirrgjthetwo armsand "rtoone another. At the lower end of the clevis I, the two arms are connected to one another by the transversely extending bar 8, in the present instance shown cylindrical in cross section, but in any event preferably having an upper arcuate surface to receive the nger 9 of the hook 2, the nger 9 being formed at the extremity of the claw portion I0 of the hook 2 and, the claw p0rtion having an elongated slot II formed in its enlargement I2 at the upper end of its claw portion I0. The hook element 2 furthermore is provided with an extension or shank I3 extending beyond the enlargement I2 and formingan abutment for the transversely extending cross piece 7 as shown in Fig. 1. The elongated slot I-I, as shown in Figs. l and 3, is adapted to receive-the pin i4 extending throughthe arms-5 and-6. If the pin I4 is part of a Anut and Ibolt as shownin Fig. 2, the head I5 of the bolt may rest against the arrn 5 and the nutIB secured tothe other end of the pin l@ and provided with any suitable ,fastening means such vasthe cotter pin I1.

With the parts of the safety hook so `far describedit will be seen that in the closed position, see Fig. 1, the extension I3 willvrest against the cross piece "i, the upper end of the slot `I I-will rest on the pin Iii, and the llinger `il will rest on the cross arm 8. From the foregoingit will appear that if the pin I4 should shear, the `hoolr-2 would nevertheless remain in position, if a load were supported by the claw IELassuming the load Ato be secured to the ring I3 shown supported by the claw I0.

In turn, however, as-is customary when the load secured to thering I 8 was swung over tothe position `where vit wasto be unloaded, the Cable including the ring 4 is slacked when the safety'hook 2 willdrop down and if it bumps againstthe cargo it may move upwardly due to the clearance in the slot VI i into position wherethe-nger Smay clear VThereupon, the hook element 2 may be swung into the position shown in Fig. 3 to clear' the ring IB secured to the load.

In some instances, however, diiculty has been encountered in freeing'the hook elementZ from the ring I8. For this purpose, the-hook elementZ is equipped with a `lanyard -I9. Thisflanyard is deep enough fully-to receive-,the lanyard I9. Furtherrnore, this recess 2l is in communication with the opening 22 adjacent to the ringer V9. -In'use -the lanyard -I9 `restsin therecess 2l and extends out throughthe -opening A221to the opera-tor of the hoisting machine including the safety hook. When the finger d of the claw I0 engages the arm 8 and the claw lil in such position supports the ring i3 of the load, the lanyard I9 will clear the ring It and lie slack within the recess 2 I. When the load, however, has been swung into a position of rest where the hook 2 may be removed from the same, the cable includingV the ring 4 is first slacked so that the claw Iil may ride upwardly relative to the pin Ill and then if the ring I8 did not immediately drop out of the claw I!) or clear the claw I9, a pulling force exercised on the lanyard I9 would quickly thrust it outwardly to clear the finger 9 as shown in Fig. 3. These safety hooks are preferably composed of steel forgings, and dimensions of the several parts thereof are of course determined by the weight of the load customarily carried for a given job. In other Words, if the particular hook was intended for use on a job that normally carried ten tons, its dimensions could of course be materially smaller than for a hook which was intended normally to carry a twenty-five ton load.

It is obvious that various changes and modiiications may be made to the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of I claim:

the hook member is in load supporting position, and in position to eject the connection when said lanyard is pulled and the iinger is released from said second cross bar.

4. The combination of a clevis having parallel arms, a pivot pin supported by said parallel arms and across bar at one end of said clevis and extending from one parallel arm to the other, a hook having a claw member, said hook being provided with an elongated slot at one end of said claw member to receive said pivot pin and a iinger at the other end of said claw to engage said cross'- bar, abutting elements on the clevis and 1. The combination-of a clevis having'parallel arms, a pivot pin supported by said arms, a cross arm at one end of said clevis, and a cross piece removed from said pin and extending from one parallel Varm to the other; and a claw member having an elongated slot to receive said pin be- 'tween' said parallel arms` said claw having an exarms, va cross bar at one end to receive the ring ofa supporting cable, a second cross bar at the other end, a pivot pin supported by said parallel arms, a cross piece extending from one parallel arm to the other and disposed between said first cross arm and said pin, and a hook element hav- `ing a claw with an extension at one end of said claw and a nger at the other end of said claw,

, said hook element being provided with an elongated slot at the intersection of said extension and claw to receive said pin, the extension engaging said cross piece when said linger engages said second cross bar and said pin engages the upper end of said elongated slot, said slot being long enough to allow said finger to clear said second cross bar when said pin is spaced from the upper end of said slot.

. K43.'.'Ihe combination of a clevis having parallel arms'with a cross bar at one end to receive a supporting cable, a second bar at its other end, a v.pivot pin supported by said parallel arms, a cross piece extending from one arm to the other between said rst mentioned 'cross bar and said pin, a hook member having a claw with an extension at one end, and a linger at its other end, Ysaid Vhook member being provided with an elongated slot at the intersection between said extension and claw, there being a recess in alinement with the inner periphery of said claw and communieating with an opening adjacent said finger, and alanyard connected to-said hook member at the Y intersection between said extension and claw and extending through said opening cooperating with said recess to clear the connection of a load when hook for relieving the pivot pin of the weight of the hook and any load carried thereby when the hook is in closed position, there being a recess in alinement with the inner periphery of said claw and an opening in said claw adjacent to said finger in communication with said recess, and a lanyard connected to said claw adjacent Said Velongated slot and extending through said opening cooperating with said recess to clear the Yconnection of a load Supported by said hook in load carrying position and serving to eject the connection when a pulling force is` exercised on-said lanyard and the. finger of the claw is released from cross bar. Y

Y 5. The combination of a clevis having parallel arms with a cross bar at one end toreceive a supporting cable, a second bar at its other end, a pivot pin supported by said parallel arms, a cross piece extending from. one arm to the other. between said first mentioned cross bar and, said pin, a hook member having a claw withan extension at one end,a finger-at its other end,v said hook member being provided with-an elongated slot Yatithe intersection between said extension and said claw, the extension engaging said Vcross piece when said finger engages said second cross bar and said pin engages the upper end of 4said elongated slot, said slot being long enough to allow said nger to clear said second cross bar when said pin is spaced from the upper end of said slot, there being a recess in alinement with the-inner periphery of said claw and communicating with an opening adjacent said finger, andV a lanyard connected to said hook member at the intersection between said extension` and saidclaw and extending-through said opening cooperating with said recess to clear the connection of a load when Vthe hook member is in load supporting-position Y and in'position to eject the connection when said lanyard is pulled and the finger is released-from said second cross bar.

NOEL L. vDAHLArujER.

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